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What he said & it's the model of the Graphic card that matters not the v-ram cause a weak card wouldn't be able to utilize it ( low end cards with higher v-ram/video memory is a marketing gimmick) you can get a laptop with dedicated graphics & 720p screen & use an external `1080p tv/monitor via hdmi

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For $1500 you could build one heckuva desktop. If you dont absolutely need the mobility of a laptop, build a desktop.

I am placing my desktop of 9 years with a laptop because I am more mobile of where I do my computing (flopped on the couch, at the dinner table, etc.) Most of my computing is just Office, finance software, web surfing, etc. I would want to take the computer on travel as well. Gaming is not my priority, however, I'd like to know that if I were to load up a game to two, the computer can do that as well.

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Well flopping on your couch, or at the dinner table would be silly reasons to skip a desktop over a laptop. Do you travel enough for it to be worth it? If you are not doing much gaming, either one of those first 2 will be fine. The $1500 will game better but is it worth the extra $700 just to have that luxury? It isnt that much better, the 950m is a weak card compared to its deskptop equivalent. You pay an enormous premium on "gaming laptops", and most of them cant even run something modern at decent settings. And by modern I mean anything in the last 2-3 years.

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Keep in mind that 1080 will give much more clarity (higher resolution...more dpi, etc.) but be more demanding on the system. The 1366x768 display requires the system to work less hard, but that low of a dpi may increase the visual need to use anti-aliasing/etc. for a good experience.

You can game on a laptop, but you can't expect to play all games or for many generations when buying a moderate gaming laptop much-less a low end one. If your expectations are reasonable (indie games or last generation games at low to medium settings) you may still have quite a bit of fun, though.

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My advice is get the 1920x1080 resolution with HD5500. Then choose the game you want to play carefully. There are actually a large number of games that should run well and be fun. Torchlight and other top-down "god" games, possibly Half Life 2 etc.

Having said that, make sure the CUSTOMER REVIEW scores are good and don't spend too much. I'm not sure why the laptop is $900, that seems way too high to me.

Summary:
My advice is get the 1920x1080 resolution with HD5500. Then choose the game you want to play carefully. There are actually a large number of games that should run well and be fun. Torchlight and other top-down "god" games, possibly Half Life 2 etc.

Having said that, make sure the CUSTOMER REVIEW scores are good and don't spend too much. I'm not sure why the laptop is $900, that seems way too high to me.

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